Utilization of personal protective equipment and the hygiene sanitation practices of farmers in the application of pesticides by G. Fizulmi, H. Agustina

“…Meanwhile, the Logistic Model shows that all variables lack a significant relationship.CONCLUSION: Based on the overall analysis of the behavior of using personal protective equipment and personal hygiene of farmers, this study suggests increasing synergy between agricultural and health instructors in building awareness of using protective equipment and the correct and appropriate use of pesticides among farmers. …”
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Function over form: The benefits of aspen as surrogate brood‐rearing habitat for greater sage‐grouse by Michel T. Kohl, Charles P. Sandford, Paul C. Rogers, Renee Chi, Terry A. Messmer, David K. Dahlgren

“…This work also implores us to examine alternative habitat potential rather than applying one‐size‐fits‐all models to threatened species conservation.…”
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Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of spirobenzovesamicols as potential 11C-PET tracer alternatives to [18F]FEOBV for vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) imaging by Hugo Helbert, Winnie Deuther-Conrad, Michel de Haan, Barbara Wenzel, Gert Luurtsema, Wiktor Szymanski, Peter Brust, Rudi A. J. O. Dierckx, Ben L. Feringa, Philip H. Elsinga

“…Results A series of vesamicol derivatives was synthesized and their binding towards VAChT, σ1 and σ2 receptors assessed. Of all compound tested, (-)-2-methylspirobenzovesamicol ((-)-4) was the most promising with a 16 ± 4 nM affinity towards VAChT, a 29-fold weaker affinity for σ1 receptors and negligible binding (> 1 μM) towards σ2 receptors. …”
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Analysis of epidemiological trends and risk factors in high-risk areas for pulmonary tuberculosis: an observational longitudinal study in Xinjiang, China by Liping Zhang, Di Wu, Yanling Zheng, Yaoqin Lu, Salawati Haritebieke, Guangchao Liu

“…The relative importance of these variables to pulmonary TB (PTB) is revealed by the Q-value (0, 1), with larger values indicating that the spatial heterogeneity of the explanatory variables to PTB is more pronounced.Participants All clinically diagnosed and confirmed cases in Xinjiang, China, were collected. …”
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Radiological and Clinical Features and Outcomes of Patients with Primary Pulmonary Salivary Gland-Type Tumors by Xiaoyu Han, Jianchu Zhang, Jun Fan, Yukun Cao, Jin Gu, Heshui Shi

“…The overall survival (OS) at 3 and 5 years was 90.9% and 72.2% in all patients, respectively. Tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage, surgery, and patient age were associated with OS (p≤0.001, p=0.001, and p=0.001, respectively). …”
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Individualized resting-state functional connectivity abnormalities unveil two major depressive disorder subtypes with contrasting abnormal patterns of abnormality by Keke Fang, Lianjie Niu, Baohong Wen, Liang Liu, Ya Tian, Huiting Yang, Ying Hou, Shaoqiang Han, Xianfu Sun, Wenzhou Zhang

“…Using these features, we identified two subtypes with distinct patterns of functional connectivity abnormalities compared to healthy controls (p < 0.05, Bonferroni correction). When considering all patients together, no significant differences were found. …”
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Candidate SNP markers of social dominance, which may affect the affinity of the TATAbinding protein for human gene promoters by I. V. Chadaeva, D. A. Rasskazov, E. B. Sharypova, L. K. Savinkova, P. M. Ponomarenko, M. P. Ponomarenko

“…Using our previously developed Web-service SNP_TATA_Comparator (http://beehive.bionet.nsc.ru/cgi-bin/mgs/tatascan/start.pl), we analyzed 381 SNPs within the region of [–70; –20] relative to the start protein-coding transcripts, which is the region of the all known TATA-binding protein (TBP) binding sites. …”
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Exogenous organic acids promoted phytoremediation by Hydrangea macrophylla in cadmium‑contaminated soil by Yunjing Song, Qian Cheng, Bing Zhao

“…Nevertheless, TF values were all less than 1. We posit that using H. macrophylla and organic acids could reduce the Cd bioavailability in the soil mainly through rhizosphere immobilization and plant absorption. …”
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Early Vegetation Recovery After the 2008–2009 Explosive Eruption of the Chaitén Volcano, Chile by Ricardo Moreno-Gonzalez, Iván A. Díaz, Duncan A. Christie, Antonio Lara

“…In each of these sites, in a rectangular plot of 1000 m², we marked all standing trees, recording whether they were alive, resprouting, or dead. …”
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The role of aging and various surface preparation methods in the repair of nanohybrid composites by Ayşenur Altuğ Yıldırım, Mine Betül Üçtaşlı

“…Subsequently, 0.8mmX2mm disc shape light cure resin based composite specimens were applied with a direct placement technique on the treated surfaces of all samples for repair. µSBS test was performed using a universal testing machine at a crosshead speed of 1 mm/min. …”
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The Diagnostic Capability of Swept Source OCT Angiography in Treatment-Naive Exudative Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Daniel Ahmed, Martin Stattin, Anna-Maria Haas, Stefan Kickinger, Maximilian Gabriel, Alexandra Graf, Katharina Krepler, Siamak Ansari-Shahrezaei

“…Type 1 MNV showed a trend (p=0.051) towards smaller probability for the correct detection compared to all other subtypes. Other relevant factors for the nondetection of MNV in SS-OCTA were image artifacts present in 3 of 32 eyes (9.4%). …”
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Multiplanar Semicircular New-Generation Implant System Developed for Proximal Femur Periprosthetic Fractures: A Biomechanical Study by Ahmet Burak Satılmış, Ahmet Ülker, Zafer Uzunay, Tolgahan Cengiz, Abdurrahim Temiz, Mustafa Yaşar, Tansel Mutlu, Uygar Daşar

“…The models were divided into three groups: Group I (lateral locking plate fixation), Group II (lateral locking plate with cerclage wires), and Group III (new semicircular implant system). All fixation methods were subjected to axial loading, lateral bending, and torsional force testing using an MTS biomechanical testing device. …”
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Changes in nutritional management after gastrointestinal cancer surgery over a 12-year period: a cohort study using a nationwide medical claims database by Yoshikuni Kawaguchi, Kenta Murotani, Nahoki Hayashi, Satoru Kamoshita

“…For each period, feeding routes in all patients and prescribed doses of parenteral energy and amino acids in fasting patients during postoperative days (POD) 1–7 were determined. …”
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European ILD registry algorithm for self-assessment in interstitial lung diseases (eurILDreg ASA-ILD). by Ekaterina Krauss, Laurenz H Claas, Silke Tello, Jennifer Naumann, Sandra Wobisch, Stefan Kuhn, Raphael W Majeed, Karen Moor, Maria Molina-Molina, Oisin Byrne, Rebecca Borton, Marlies S Wijsenbeek, Nik Hirani, Carlo Vancheri, Bruno Crestani, Andreas Guenther, eurILDreg investigators

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The European ILD Registry Algorithm for Self-Assessment in ILD (eurILDreg ASA-ILD), developed by all eurILDreg principal investigators, includes questionnaires on symptom burden, respiratory infections, and quality of life (EQ5D VAS, K-BILD, LCQ). …”
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Assessment of occupational hazards in midwifery setting and impact of occupational stress and job satisfaction on midwives’ quality of work-life: multicenter study in IRAN by Nasibeh Sharifi, Azita Fathnezhad-Kazemi, Nazanin Rezaei, Masoumeh Yaralizadeh, Zahra PourMohammad

“…Sampling was done in multiple stages in two large cities, Tabriz and Ahvaz. All midwifery staff meeting the inclusion criteria participated in the study. …”
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Magnitude and Factors Associated with Precervical Cancer among Screened Women in Southern Ethiopia by Terefu Teka, Mesfin Kote, Gemechu Kejela, Tagel Getachew

“…So, this study tries to show the magnitude on all women screened for precervical cancer and serves as a secondary data for other research. …”
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Prevalence of Hyper virulence and Multidrug resistance Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from UTI patients by Manar Abdul karim, Zainab Mohammed Alzubaidy, Khazal Dabua Wadi

“… Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common bacterial infections and are often caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae. the results of detection of some virulence factors 30(13.6%)  isolates of K. pneumoniae showed that Hemolysin production was tested using sheep blood agar and it was found that all the 30 (100%) isolates of K. pneumonia not capable to hemolysis red blood. …”
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Psychosocial working conditions and violence prevention climate in German emergency departments – a cross-sectional study by Sonja Reißmann, Mannat Guliani, Tanja Wirth, David A. Groneberg, Volker Harth, Stefanie Mache

“…High job demands regarding work intensity and work interruptions became apparent across all groups. Nurse-employees reported the highest social and emotional demands as well as the highest pressure for unsafe practices regarding violence prevention, significantly differing from the other groups on these variables. …”
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Fasting Plasma Glucose Indicates Reversibility of the Acute Insulin Response after Short-Term Intensive Insulin Therapy in Patients with Various Duration of Type 2 Diabetes by Liehua Liu, Siyue Yang, Jianbin Liu, Hai Li, Juan Liu, Xiaopei Cao, Haipeng Xiao, Yanbing Li

“…After the therapy, AIR increased from −16.7 (−117.4, 52.4) pmol/L·min to 178.7 (31.8, 390.7) pmol/L·min (P<0.001) while hyperglycemia was alleviated; this improvement was observed in all disease duration categories. AIR was almost absent when fasting plasma glucose (FPG) > 10 mmol/L, while both AIR (R=−0.53, P<0.001) and its improvement from baseline (△AIR, R=−0.52, P<0.001) were negatively associated with FPG after SIIT when FPG < 10 mmol/L. …”
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Discharge against Medical Advice (DAMA) from an Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia by Ashraf El-Metwally, Nesreen Suliman Alwallan, Ali Amin Alnajjar, Nida Zahid, Khalid Alahmary, Paivi Toivola

“…The medical records used were those of all the patients (n = 11513) admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) of King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAAUH) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between 2017 and 2018. …”
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